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Sheep price update: factories move to take heat out of trade
Darren Carty
Plants have reduced their quotes at the start of the week by 10c/kg to 20c/kg, but remain keen for sheep.
Sheep price update: factories move to take heat out of trade
Bright outlook forecast for sheepmeat at Bord Bia Meat Seminar
17 January 2025 Markets
Bright outlook forecast for sheepmeat at Bord Bia Meat Seminar
Tight supplies in Ireland and right across Europe, with production predicted to fall by a further 1.8%, will underpin a strong trade in 2025.
Insatiable demand pushes ewes to €5/kg
15 January 2025 Markets
Insatiable demand pushes ewes to €5/kg
Factories have ramped up their appetite for ewes and moved to close the gap between live market prices and direct factory sales.
Sheep Trends: bidding wars as ewes hit €5/kg
The two ICM plants moved to €5/kg last week and Kildare Chilling has followed suit this week, lifting quotes to €5/kg and higher for well-conformed ewes.
15 January 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: contrasting fortunes for cull and in-lamb ewes
The market for cull ewes has been booming in the last week to 10 days, but, in contrast, in-lamb ewes are meeting a relatively subdued trade, with fewer farmers with an appetite to lamb ewes.
15 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Suffolk-cross ewe lambs hit €4.84/kg in Brockagh
Rachel Gallagher reports from Brockagh Cloghan Mart for its first sheep sale of 2025.
15 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: finished lambs reach €4.50/kg in Ballina
Forward store types were in ready supply at Mayo-Sligo Mart, but buyers still battled hard against each other to secure lots.
15 January 2025 Markets
NI Trends: cattle prices continue to rise; live trade sets pace on hoggets
The beef trade continues to see prices rising week on week, while hogget prices are also moving upwards.
15 January 2025 Markets
Sheep Management: marketing cull ewes, important dates and abortion caution
With upwards of €20 difference in the value of ewes between different market outlets, it is important to weigh up all your options to secure optimum returns.
15 January 2025 Markets
Northern Ireland bucks sheep production trends
The total number of sheep slaughtered and exported was recorded at 1.03m head, just 0.4% lower than in 2023.
15 January 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: demand for ewes jumps as ICM lifts quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg
The plants have also increased base quotes for lambs to €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA payment and moved its carcase weight limit to 24kg.
13 January 2025 Markets
2024 was largest year on record for Australian red meat exports
Meat and Livestock Australia reports that a massive 2.24m tonnes of red meat was exported to 104 countries, representing the largest volume of red meat ever exported.
11 January 2025 Markets